419 scam: "Terry Michael Yanky " <info@usa.org> Make urgent contact to the bank now

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "uba57655@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2349076005665 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- michaelleonad027@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Terry Michael Yanky " <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: <uba57655@live.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2017 19:45:26 +0300
Subject: Make urgent contact to the bank now

BARRISTER TERRY MICHAEL.YANKY Senior Advocate, International Legal Practitioner
Artube's Chamber's COTONOU BENIN
ADDRESS: NO 2 LADIKPO BENIN REPUBLIC
PHONE+2299387995
E-mail: michaelleonad027@gmail.com

Attention;

How are you today?This is Barrister Terry Michael Yanky,The Legal Practitioner that helped you when you was trying to get your sum of $2.500,000 awarded fund transferred to your account from United bank for Africa,i don't know what was your problem that you wanted to let the huge amount of money go but i am here to inform you that your fund did not go.Actual the bank wanted to divert it into government treasury account like they were instructed but i interfered,Having remembered your effort and that of Donald my heart was touched and i went to try luck, luckily to me i succeeded by pushing the fund out of the country to our neighboring country Nigeria.Your fund is no longer in UBA-Benin but UBA-Nigeria,the fund was forwarded direct to bank head quarter in Marina Lagos Nigeria,i did this out of human sympathy and with little power i have as a lawyer made me to achieve it.This achievement created very big joy in me because i never know i will achieve it although it was hand work of God.The most sweetest part of it is that the fund is in the bank head quarter in Nigeria and you will have direct direct deposit into your account,Make urgent contact to the bank now through this email.(uba57655@live.com) and phone number +234-9076005665,They are UBA head quarter in Nigeria have gone through every thing i forwarded to them and said that only $130 will be needed for the direct deposit process fee.They told me that it is illegal for a bank to demand fee after fee.They are very sincere and calculative and can never delay your fund again.

BARRISTER TERRY MICHAEL YANKY (Attorney)
REPUBLIC OF BENIN REVENUE SERVICE.

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